Gyri
A gyrus is a ridge on the cerebral cortex. The following table illustrates the most important gyri to be aware of in the exams.
| Gyrus | Location | Functions |
|---|---|---|
| Angular | Parietal lobe | Language, mathematics and cognition |
| Cingulate | Adjacent to the corpus callosum | Emotion, learning, and memory |
| Fusiform | Temporal lobe | Face and body recognition, word and number recognition (visual) |
| Precentral | Frontal lobe | Voluntary movement control |
| Postcentral | Parietal lobe | Touch |
| Lingual | Occipital | Dreaming, word recognition (visual) |
| Superior frontal | Frontal lobe | Laughter and self awareness |
| Superior temporal | Temporal lobe | Launguage (Wernicke's area), and sensation of sound |
| Parahippocampal | Surrounds the hippocampus | Memory (also asymmetry has been observed in schizophrenia) |
| Dentate | Hippocampus | Formation of episodic memory |
